The last Mughal emperor -- Bahadur Shah Zafar -- succeeded his father Akbar II. Zafar was his pen name as an Urdu poet and he is known for his ghazals.Following his involvement in the Revolt of 1857, the British exiled him to Rangoon in British-controlled Burma (now Myanmar), after convict

The last Mughal emperor -- Bahadur Shah Zafar -- succeeded his father Akbar II. Zafar was his pen name as an Urdu poet and he is known for his ghazals.

Following his involvement in the Revolt of 1857, the British exiled him to Rangoon in British-controlled Burma (now Myanmar), after convicting him on conspiracy charges.

Zafar died on November 7, 1862 and he was buried on the same day.

According to a report on the internet, the British wanted the tomb to be "lost and forgotten, and hoped to leave no trace that could allow the body to be identified."

In February 1991, workers who were digging for a drain discovered a "brick lined tomb". On top of it was an inscription and soon the body's identity was found. After a few years, a dargah or Islamic shrine was built, which was inaugurated on 15 December 1994.

The dargah is often visited by politicians and dignitaries from South Asia.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi was on his first bilateral visit to Myanmar, and today, he visited Bahadur Shah Zafar's dargah in Yangon.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi also visited Kalibari Temple in Yangon and paid obeisance there as well.

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The temple was built by Tamil migrants in 1871. It is maintained by the local Indian community and the temple is noted for its vivid architecture, especially its roof, which contains images and stone carvings of many Hindu gods.

The Prime Minister paid his respects at the pagoda on the last day of his three-day first bilateral visit to this Buddhist-majority country

Narendra Modi concluded his first bilateral visit to Myanmar during which he held wide-ranging talks with State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi and vowed to combat terror.

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"My Myanmar visit covered significant ground in giving a much needed impetus to India-Myanmar relations & deepening bilateral cooperation," Modi tweeted before he left for India.

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"I thank the people and Government of Myanmar for their exceptional hospitality during my visit to the beautiful nation of Myanmar," Modi said in another tweet.